Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Local ranking8th of 13 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1230
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.6%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.3%
- Entering EBacc
- 32.1%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5
- Cohort Size
- 262
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1312
- Boys
- 685 (52%)
- Girls
- 627 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1230 (107% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.5%
- EAL
- 65.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 17.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,202/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.3%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 44.0%
- White British: 18.6%
- Asian Indian: 12.3%
- White Other: 6.1%
- Other: 6.1%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.6%
44.0%
Asian Pakistani
18.6%
White British
12.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140879
- UKPRN
- 10045953
- Establishment No.
- 4048
- Trust
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